Regulations & Contacts

Alberta Energy Regulator

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ensures the safe, efficient, orderly, and environmentally responsible
development of hydrocarbon resources over their entire life cycle. This
includes allocating and conserving water resources, managing public lands, and
protecting the environment while providing economic benefits for all Albertans.

The BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission) is an independent, single-window regulatory agency with responsibilities for overseeing oil and gas operations in British Columbia, including exploration, development, pipeline transportation and reclamation .

The GNWT Regulator of oil and gas operations regulates oil and gas activities for the primary purposes of ensuring human safety, environmental protection and the conservation of oil and gas resources. The GNWT Regulator has jurisdiction in the onshore Northwest Territories, with the exception of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and federal lands, and ensures compliance with the territorial Oil and Gas Operations Act (OGOA) and regulations. See map for further details.

The National Energy Board (NEB) performs the same function as the GNWT Regulator for the exploration and production of oil and gas in the offshore Northwest Territories and on federal lands, ensuring compliance with the federal Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGOA) and regulations. In the onshore Northwest Territories in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the NEB ensures compliance with the territorial Oil and Gas Operations Act (OGOA) and regulations. See map for further details.

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Alberta Energy Regulator

The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) ensures the safe, efficient, orderly, and environmentally responsible
development of hydrocarbon resources over their entire life cycle. This
includes allocating and conserving water resources, managing public lands, and
protecting the environment while providing economic benefits for all Albertans.

The BC Oil and Gas Commission (Commission) is an independent, single-window regulatory agency with responsibilities for overseeing oil and gas operations in British Columbia, including exploration, development, pipeline transportation and reclamation .

The GNWT Regulator of oil and gas operations regulates oil and gas activities for the primary purposes of ensuring human safety, environmental protection and the conservation of oil and gas resources. The GNWT Regulator has jurisdiction in the onshore Northwest Territories, with the exception of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region and federal lands, and ensures compliance with the territorial Oil and Gas Operations Act (OGOA) and regulations. See map for further details.

The National Energy Board (NEB) performs the same function as the GNWT Regulator for the exploration and production of oil and gas in the offshore Northwest Territories and on federal lands, ensuring compliance with the federal Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (COGOA) and regulations. In the onshore Northwest Territories in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the NEB ensures compliance with the territorial Oil and Gas Operations Act (OGOA) and regulations. See map for further details.